# Chainalysis vs Unit21

| Attribute | Chainalysis | Unit21 |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.4 (7% (low)) | 45.7 (27% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A blockchain data and intelligence platform enabling investigation of cryptocurrency transactions, identification of illicit networks, and management of compliance risk across digital assets. It is indexed under Transaction Monitoring.","source":"https://chainalysis.com","question":"What is Chainalysis?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chainalysis does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://chainalysis.com","question":"How much does Chainalysis cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Chainalysis, including BNY, MoonPay, Coinbase, Hexagate, BitMEX, Penlink, Cronos and Slack, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://chainalysis.com","question":"What does Chainalysis integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A unified platform that uses configurable AI agents to handle the complete financial crime lifecycle—from real-time fraud detection and transaction monitoring to case management and regulatory reporting—designed to reduce false positives and streamline compliance operations. It is indexed under Transaction Monitoring.","source":"https://unit21.ai","question":"What is Unit21?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Unit21. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://unit21.ai","question":"What platforms does Unit21 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Unit21, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://unit21.ai","question":"Can Unit21 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Unit21. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Unit21 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.unit21.ai/resources/events-webinars/register-how-intuit-scales-compliance-operations","question":"What security certifications does Unit21 have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A blockchain data and intelligence platform enabling investigation of cryptocurrency transactions, identification of illicit networks, and management of compliance risk across digital assets. | A unified platform that uses configurable AI agents to handle the complete financial crime lifecycle—from real-time fraud detection and transaction monitoring to case management and regulatory reporting—designed to reduce false positives and streamline compliance operations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"machine_learning_anomaly_detection":true,"cryptocurrency_blockchain_heuristics":true}` | `{"case_management_analyst_dashboard":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"BNY"},{"name":"MoonPay"},{"name":"Coinbase"},{"name":"Hexagate"},{"name":"BitMEX"},{"name":"Penlink"},{"name":"Cronos"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Telegram"}]` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://chainalysis.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T10:25:19.664Z"}` | - |
| pricing.model | quote | - |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Transaction Monitoring)

| Capability | Chainalysis | Unit21 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| AML custom rules engine | - | - |
| Machine learning anomaly detection | ✓ | - |
| Automated sar regulatory reporting | - | - |
| Fiat swift wire monitoring | - | - |
| Cryptocurrency blockchain heuristics | ✓ | - |
| Network graph clustering analysis | - | - |
| Case management analyst dashboard | - | ✓ |
| Core banking mambu temenos integration | - | - |
| PCI DSS compliant | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:22:14.173Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*